Disney's animation staff put on a monster art show

Alex Hirsch, creator of the Disney Channel series "Gravity Falls," stands next to an artwork he created for an in-house fall art show held at Disney Television Animation. The character in the picture is a version of Grunkle Stan from the show. Behind the curtain the true monster is revealed. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL

You see the work of Disney Television Animation on your TV every day of the week when popular shows such as "Gravity Falls," "Phineas & Ferb," "Fish Hooks" and "TRON: Uprising" are broadcast. But behind the scenes, there's a lot more art being created by artists and executives and production staff who work at the animation offices in Glendale.

Earlier this year, the company organized an employee art show where anyone could submit a piece of work with the theme of self-portrait. Recently, the office art gallery put a second show on display titled "Some Kind Of Monster" and we had the good fortune to be invited for the opening reception.

There we found Disney bigwigs such as Gary Marsh, who oversees all of the Disney Channels, and Eric Coleman, who's in charge of the animation series. We ran into show creators including Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh of "Phineas & Ferb" and Alex Hirsch of "Gravity Falls." And, of course, we saw a whole lot of very cool artwork – sculptures, sketches, paintings and videos among the types of work on display.

As befits a place like Disney, a lot of it looked scary and monster-ish at first glance but quickly revealed a sense of humor as you examined it more closely.

Unfortunately for you, the show is only open to employees, and perhaps their family and friends. Fortunately for you, we've got a few images in the slideshow that accompanies this, so take a spin through that for a glimpse of what went up on the walls inside the animation offices.

Alex Hirsch, creator of the Disney Channel series "Gravity Falls," stands next to an artwork he created for an in-house fall art show held at Disney Television Animation. The character in the picture is a version of Grunkle Stan from the show. Behind the curtain the true monster is revealed. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Disney Television Animation is headquartered in Glendale in a modern office complex where executives and creative types all work together. The art show titled "Some Kind Of Monster" gave anyone who wanted a chance to submit a piece of art, like this little blue guy who stood on a pedestal along one wall. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
While "Some Kind Of Monster" is only on view for employees of Disney Television Animation, "Phineas & Ferb" creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh said they think it might eventually be cool to auction off some of the art to raise money for charity. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, co-creator of Disney Channel's "Phineas & Ferb," holds a self-portrait he made for the previous art show by Disney Television Animation employees. It's made up of images of himself that he found on Google, in case you can't quite make that out. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Dan Povenmire, co-creator of "Phineas & Ferb," holds his self portrait as that show went down and a fall monster one went up at Disney Television Animation's offices in Glendale. His self-portrait is made up of "Phineas & Ferb" characters. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
This three-headed orange creature captures a place between fun and creepy. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Hmmm, wonder what inspired the bust on display in this photo from the Disney Television Animation's fall art show, an exhibit titled "Some Kind Of Monster." RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Artwork included in the "Some Kind Of Monster" show at Disney Television Animation came from animators, sure, but also from folks who work on shows and aren't directly involved in creating visuals for the shows the staff here creates. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
Employees of Disney Television Animation take in the fall art show titled "Some Kind Of Monster" that drew from the artists, executives and staff who work at the animation offices in Glendale. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL
At the opening reception for Disney Television Animation's fall art gallery show, Gary Marsh, president and chief executive officer of Disney Channels Worldwide, and Eric Coleman, senior vice president of Disney Television Animation, take in some of the art on display. RICK ROWELL, DISNEY CHANNEL

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